Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Farm animals are abused in both large and small scale farming operations all around the world. Our society views farm animals as commodities and as sources of food. The individual rights, personalities, and interests of these animals are hidden from view and erased from our cultural conscious.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Animal Rescue & Sanctuary
Our organization is working to build infrastructure to allow the rescue of farm animals from situations of abuse, neglect and abandonment. We seek to provide permanent sanctuary to these animals. Additionally, our sanctuary program is developing an educational tour experience that has the goal of educating sanctuary visitors about the routine cruelties inflicted on farm animals in our country.
Factory Farming Education
Our organization is working to build a creative educational program that effectively educates the public about the cruelties of the factory farming industry. This program will include unique literature, K-12 school presentations, college level presentations, festivals booths, leafletting, and other forms of educational outreach.
Vegan Outreach
Our organization is working to develop a vegan outreach and education program that will help people take steps towards living a vegan lifestyle. This program will include free food samplings, cooking classes, presentations & lectures, and other food based events.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animals rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Animal Rescue & Sanctuary
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge is working to educate people about the plight of farm animals. We are working to build infrastructure to house chicken, turkeys, goats, sheep, pigs, cows, ducks and geese on our 40 acre property. Through guided tours of these facilities, we will educate the general public about how farm animals are treated in our society and hope to inspire a move towards a more compassionate, vegan lifestyle. We are also working to advocate for farm animals in the greater community of the Piedmont through presentations, booths, pamphletting, vegan bake sales, cooking classes and other initiatives.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We will achieve our goals by providing creative and interactive experience for people both at our sanctuary and in the community. Our tours will will include physical contact with our rescued animals, animal feedings, and informative videos. Our educational literature will take new approaches to learning and design in an effort to stick in people's minds amid the huge amount of information that people view each day.
To reach individuals and encourage them to make changes in their lives that will benefit farm animals, we believe that we must not only provide information about who these animals are and why people should care, but also about HOW they can change. To accomplish this we will provide a diverse group of events and experiences including vegan bake sales, free vegan food give aways, cooking classes, and one-on-one mentoring.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our team is comprised of individuals with backgrounds in finance, graphic design, architecture, law, farm animal management, web design and more. This diverse group of individuals is committed to achieving the goals of the organization because they deeply believe in the cause and live the values of our organization 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Additionally, we are supported by a large base of auxiliary volunteers who assist the organization with many of our activities including animal care, barn construction, vegan baking, presentations, and other events. These committed individuals are our largest asset and one that continues to grow as more and more people learn about our work. We will be successful in our goals because the responsibilities and work of our organization are being accomplished by a community of passionate animal advocates.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our 2020-2021 accomplishment report included the following information:
-Completed construction of education pavilion
-Planted orchard
-Began construction of cow house
-Hosted two movie screenings - Code Blue and Gunda
-2 vegan cooking classes held
-Hosted 3 on-site events - sunset picnic, art walk, Goat Games closing ceremony
-Added educational signage
-Board attended CORE training
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.),
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
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Operations
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Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Board of directorsas of 07/04/2022
Suzanne Setti
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Term: 2021 - 2023
Suzanne Setti
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Rachel Jordan
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Dylan Muckerman
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Jim Hickman
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Dani Morin
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Jordan Mills
Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.